Two listings on Blizzard's careers website indicate that the developer is working on a new first-person game.

Among the mass of openings for services like Battle.net and existing games like Overwatch, two posts for engineers can be found beneath the heading"Unannounced games/projects", advertising for the positions "Lead Software Engineer, Engine" and "Lead Software Engineer, Tools".

Although the former now leads to an error page, the latter advert is still active. Blizzard describes the position as an opportunity to work on an "unannounced project that utilises a robust first-person engine".

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It continues by asking for an applicant that has "demonstrated ability to lead a team of engineers to success, has a vision for how tools should be built, and has an unwavering passion for developing content creation tools," as well as "previous experience working on first-person or other action-oriented games."

Blizzard has developed the own proprietary engine for its FPS, Overwatch. It seems is not being used, or requires modification, on the company's new project.

The real question is whether the new project will utilise any of Blizzard's existing IP. WarCraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Overwatch are all properties owned by the company, each with existing games which the developer is still supporting. Apart from Overwatch, none have ever received first-person iterations, but the stellar success of Blizzard's team FPS may have caused the company to shift its perspective.

Could Diablo or WarCraft be receiving the Skyrim treatment? Or is a marine-based StarCraft shooter on the way? Whatever is brewing within Blizzard's walls, it's unlikely that we'll hear more details for some time.